2023 Winners and Excellence Awardees
Wednesday 3 December 2025 | Old Billingsgate, London Register Now
Award Categories
Bridging Lender of the Year
Broker of the Year (Individual Award)
Conveyancing/Legal Business of the Year
Excellence in Philanthropy & Community Service
GI / Protection Provider of the Year
Innovator Champion of the Year
Later Life Lender of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rising Star (Broker or Distributor)
Rising Star (Lenders and Service Providers)
Secured Loan Broker of the Year
The Barclays Award for Broker Firm of the Year (51+ Advisers)
The Blacks Solicitors Award for Specialist Lender of the Year
The Central Trust Award for Secured Loan Broker of the Year
The Crystal Specialist Finance Award for Mortgage Club of the Year
The Hampden & Co Award for London Broker of the Year
The Hampshire Trust Bank Award for Woman of Distinction
The HSBC UK Award for Broker Firm of the Year (11 to 50 Advisers)
The Landbay Award for Buy-to-Let Broker of the Year
The Lightfoots Solicitors Award for Buy-to-Let Lender of the Year
The more2life Award for Later Life Broker of the Year
The Mortgage Advice Bureau Award for Mortgage Lender of the Year
The Mortgage Lender Award for Mortgage Distributor of the Year
The Optimus Award for Broker Firm of the Year (Up to 10 Advisers)
The Shawbrook Bank Award for Specialist Broker of the Year
The Source Insurance UK Award for Mortgage Network of the Year
The Together Award for Bridging Broker of the Year
BRIDGING LENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Together

Excellence Awardees
LendInvest
Market Financial Solutions
MT Finance
Octane Capital Ltd
Roma Finance
United Trust Bank
BROKER OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL AWARD)
Winner: Gindy Mathoon – Create Finance

Excellence Awardees
Jana Chetraru – BTJ Mortgages
Matthew Jackson – Mint FS
Rob Brookes – Mortgage Advice Bureau
Shazad Ahmed – Elan Property Finance
Stephen Kerr – Kerr & Watson
CONVEYANCING / LEGAL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lightfoots Solicitors

Excellence Awardees
Adlington Law
Blacks Solicitors
Goto Group
Optimus
SortRefer
EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Winner: Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation

Excellence Awardees
BM Solutions
Yellow Brick Mortgages
Zurich
GI / PROTECTION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Uinsure

Excellence Awardees
LV= GI
Paymentshield
Source Insurance
Zurich
INNOVATOR CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Winner: Dale Jannels – One Mortgage System

Excellence Awardees
Claire McGirr – BLEND Loan Network Limited
Claire Smith – Mortgage Advice Bureau
Emma Cox – Shawbrook Bank
Justus Brown – Acre
Tanya Toumadj – Mortgage Broker Tools
LATER LIFE LENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Pure Retirement

Excellence Awardees
Chorley Building Society
LiveMore
more2life
Standard Life Home Finance
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Winner: Robert Sinclair-The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries

RISING STAR (BROKER OR DISTRIBUTOR)
Winner: Jordanne Whiley MBE – Hearthstone Mortgages

Excellence Awardees
Ellie Reading – Mortgages for Business
Imogen Sporle – Finanze
Luke Williams – Pure Property Finance
Natalie McNamara – finova
Samuel Humphries-Burr – L&C Mortgages
RISING STAR (LENDERS AND SERVICE DISTRIBUTORS)
Winner: Heather Cara – BM Solutions

Excellence Awardees
Amy Brown – Barclays
Hannah Oades – United Trust Bank
Lucy Betts – MT Finance
Siobhan Barrett – Mortgage Advice Bureau
SECURED LOAN LENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Together

Excellence Awardees
BLEND Loan Network Limited
Central Trust
Norton Home Loans
Pepper Money
United Trust Bank
West One Loans
THE BARCLAYS AWARD FOR BROKER FIRM OF THE YEAR (51+ ADVISERS)
Winner: Mortgage Advice Bureau

Excellence Awardees
Access Financial Services
L&C Mortgages
SPF Private Clients
Yellow Brick Mortgages
THE BLACKS SOLICITORS AWARD FOR SPECIALIST LENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Market Financial Solutions

Excellence Awardees
Aldermore Bank
Buckinghamshire Building Society
Paragon Bank
Pepper Money
Shawbrook Bank
The Mortgage Lender
United Trust Bank
THE CENTRAL TRUST AWARD FOR SECURED LOAN BROKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Loan.co.uk

Excellence Awardees
Dragon Finance
Loans Warehouse
Norton Broker Services
THE CRYSTAL SPECIALIST FINANCE AWARD FOR MORTGAGE CLUB OF THE YEAR
Winner: SimplyBiz Mortgages

Excellence Awardees
finova
Paradigm
PMS
The Right DA Club Ltd
TMA
THE HAMPDEN & CO AWARD FOR LONDON BROKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: LDN Finance

Excellence Awardees
BTJ Mortgages
Private Finance Ltd
SPF Private Clients
THE HAMPSHIRE TRUST BANK AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
Winner: Tanya Elmaz – Together

Excellence Awardees
Alison Houghton-Corfield – Master Private Finance
Claire Cherrington – Lloyds Banking Group
Clare Beardmore – Legal & General Mortgage Club
Elise Coole – Keystone Property Finance
Joanne Hollins – Metro Bank
Nicola Goldie – Aldermore Bank
Tracie Burton – HSBC UK
THE HSBC UK AWARD FOR BROKER FIRM OF THE YEAR (11 TO 50 ADVISERS)
Winner: Create Finance

Excellence Awardees
Meridian Mortgages
Mortgage 1st
Mortgages for Business
The Mortgage Mum
Threshold Financial Services Limited
THE LANDBAY AWARD FOR BUY-TO-LET BROKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: The Buy to Let Broker

Excellence Awardees
Amplo Mortgages & Financial Solutions
BTJ Mortgages
L&C Mortgages
Mortgage Advice Bureau
Mortgages for Business
THE LIGHTFOOTS SOLICITORS AWARD FOR BUY-TO-LET LENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Quantum Mortgages

Excellence Awardees
BM Solutions
Foundation Home Loans
Hampshire Trust Bank
LANDBAY
LendInvest
Shawbrook Bank
The Mortgage Works
THE MORE2LIFE AWARD FOR LATER LIFE BROKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Equity Release Supermarket

Excellence Awardees
55Plus
Age Partnership
Mortgage Advice Bureau Later Life
The Later Life Lending Network Ltd
The Orchard Practice
UK Moneyman Ltd
THE MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU AWARD FOR MORTGAGE LENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: HSBC UK

Excellence Awardees
Barclays
Family Building Society
Halifax Intermediaries
MPowered Mortgages
Nationwide for Intermediaries
Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries
Virgin Money
THE MORTGAGE LENDER AWARD FOR MORTGAGE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Crystal Specialist Finance

Excellence Awardees
Connect for Intermediaries
impact Specialist Finance
THE OPTIMUS AWARD FOR BROKER FIRM OF THE YEAR (UP TO 10 ADVISERS)
Winner: When The Bank Says No

Excellence Awardees
H D CONSULTANTS
MB Associates
Our Mortgage Broker Limited
The Mortgage Dog
The Mortgage Quarter
THE SHAWBROOK BANK AWARD FOR SPECIALIST BROKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Loan.co.uk

Excellence Awardees
Aria Finance
BTJ Mortgages
Crystal Specialist Finance
Finanze
Positive Lending
THE SOURCE INSURANCE UK AWARD FOR MORTGAGE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Stonebridge

Excellence Awardees
HL Partnership
Mortgage Intelligence
PRIMIS Mortgage Network
Sesame
The Right Mortgage and Protection Network
TMG Mortgage Network
THE TOGETHER AWARD FOR BRIDGING BROKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: SPF Private Clients

Excellence Awardees
Aria Finance
Clever Lending
DNA Financial Solutions
Norton Broker Services
Pure Property Finance